Dust-pan.



v No. 633,787. Patnted Sept. l26,-|8'EI'9f. I

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DUST PAN.

(Applieleion am me. 21, 1891.)

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UNITED STATI-3s PATENT rricnc HERBERT O. BROVN, OF BETHEL, MAINE.

DUST-PAN.

SIECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 633,787, dated September 26, 1899..

Application filed December 21, 1897'. v Serial No. 6621789. (No model.)

This invention relates to improvements in dust-pans, and has for its object to provide a cheap, simple, and efficient device that can be used for gathering dust or sweepings without the necessity of the operator stooping over to manipulate the same.

A further object of this invention is to pro-I vide a simple handle that will serve to support the pan in an inclined position, so that its front edge will rest against the floor and carpet, and that will serve as a means by which the pan can be shifted or liftedby the operator while she is in a standing or erect position. Y

Theinvention consists in the gene-ral construction and arrangement of the parts, tobe hereinafter described and claimed.

Referring to the accompanying drawing,the ligure illustrates in perspective myimproved dust-pan, showingit in position for use and indicatin g in dotted lines the use of a broom-handle in connection with the handle of the dustpan for raising and lowering the same.

A indicates the main body of the pan, which has its lower front edge a preferably'c'onstrncted with the raised shoulder b a short vdistance back of the edge, so 'that as the material is swept thereover it is held from sliding down off the inclined bottom, as is common in the 'use of the ordinary form of dustpan. The back o and one end d are turned up inthe usual manner; but the end f is open and somewhat contracted by virtue of the inturning end g of the back'c and the uptnrned portion h at the end of the front edge. By this means it will be observedthe dust oraccumulation upon the pan can be readily turned into a small space or receptacle.

One of the'particularly novel Vfeatures of this invention lies in the vconstruction and use of the handle B, which may be constructedy of any suitable material, although I prefer wire twisted substantially as shown. In lthe formation of this handle the two wire strands k and lare twisted around each other, forming one contin nous or endless piece, which is then bent at its central point to form the vertical portion or loop G, whence it is turned atright angles, the ends being crossed upon each other at a' and bent outward to form the circle or ring l). They are then crossed a second time atV b', whence the ends are carried forwardin a horizontal direction to form the ring or loop E, and their ends are engaged with the upward-extending flange or back c of the dust-pan. This is preferably done by separating the strands and carrying one strand of each end over the top of the flange,where they are turned downward through the horizontally-turned upper edge m of the back, lying adjacent to and outside the back, as at s and t, and having their extreme ends bent in under the bottoni at 12where they are fastened either by means of rivets or solder, as may be desired. The other two strands are carried down at an angle to the horizontal edge nt from a point substantially midway between the two ends of the loop E and their extreme lower ends engaged with the ends of the strands s t, thus forming an oblique brace. As will be seen, this construction provides a cheap, simple, and durable handle, and when the pan rests upon the licor in an operative position the lowerengaging end of the loop C serves to support the pan in an inclined position, where the extreme forward edge'rests snugly upon the floor to enable the operator to sweep any dust or rubbish thereon without the necessity of grasping the handle and holding the pan at thedesired angle.

The purpose of the rings or loops D E is tol assist the operator in raising and lowering the pan by merely inserting the handle end of a broom into one of them until it is firmly engaged or sufficiently vso to withstand the weight ofthe pan and its contents. lt will be seen that the ring D is somewhat smaller than the loop E, thus providing means for varying the sizes of handles to snitv emergencies.

t Another feature to which attention is di-V rected is the use of the upright portion or loop IOO C. This, while serving in assisting the ring D to support the pan, as above described, also serves as a means by which the Operator may m anipnlate the pan by engagement of the foot, whereby it may be shifted from one position to another without the necessity of lifting the pan or stooping to accomplish the work.

Havingy thus described myinvention7 what I claim iS- 1. The herein-described dust-pan, the same comprising a body A with a raised shoulder b in rear of its front edge having an intnrned portion h at one end, a raised back c having an upturned end g, a raised and closed end d at the other extremity of the pan, and an open end f contracted by reason of said intnrned end and npturned portion; combined with `means connected with the back for handling said pan, as and for the purpose set forth.

2. In a dust-pan, the combination with the body having a substantially upright back with a rearwardly-turned upper edge; of a handle consisting of two Wires twisted together to form the handle proper with their strands separated, one pair of strands passing over said edge thence downward through it in rear of the back, and beneath the latter to which they are fastened, and the other strands passing 'from the twisted portion of the handle ob- .a loop E,-thence crossing each other and forming a larger ring D and thence crossing each other and turned downward at substantially right angles in a loop C, as and for the purpose set forth.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

HERBERT O. BROWN. Witnesses:

GEORGE H. WALLACE, S. S. THORNTON. 

